renovate is a church plant in Fairmont, WV. We are a community of believers seeking to live out of the grace of the Lord. Our weekly setting is informal, so when you listen to these podcasts, you may feel like your listening in on a conversation, because you are! We hope that you will be blessed and encouraged by these talks, and if you like, send us an email at [email protected] and let us know what you think! Thank you.
In the continuing section on yielding to God through prayer, Pastor John Carnes examines the practices of confession, repentance and forgiveness and how it frees our relationship with God and with ea…
Continuing in the theme of yielding to God, Pastor John Carnes discusses the importance of learning to listen to God and the ways that He speaks to us in and through our lives, as we pray and convers…
In this session of How to Pray, Pastor John Carnes explores the practice of contemplative prayer, what it is and how it can help us deepen our prayer experience with Jesus.
In this message, we tackle the uncomfortable subject of unanswered prayers and how we handle them and what our response should be to them. Using Jesus' own unanswered prayer in the Garden, we explor…
In this next session, we focus on asking God for others and what it means to intercede for others and how to pray with the promises of God for them.
In the third installment of the series, we begin looking at asking God for things. This week specifically we discuss petitioning God for our needs and if its okay for us to do so, and how we can bui…
In this message, we discuss the importance of taking time for silence and reflection as well as rejoicing in praise for who God is to us. These are very essential forms of prayer.
This starts a new series based on Pete Greig's book, How to Pray: A Simple Guide for Normal People. This message looks at the importance of prayer and how to keep it real, keep it simple and keep it…
In the conclusion of this series, we explore how Boaz is a type, a picture, of Christ our Kinsman Redeemer and how Jesus is working even still to redeem the stories of our lives.
The third installment of this series on the Book of Ruth examines Ruth's boldness and faith as she approaches Boaz and challenges us to live in waiting expectation for God's promises and covering in …
The second installment of the series in the Book of Ruth explores Boaz and how the Lord works ahead to provide for our needs.
We begin a series on the book of Ruth and the story of Naomi and her travels and troubles in and from the land of Moab and how it relates to our spiritual journey today.
Continuing his series on Boundaries, PJ examines how our boundaries get broken and the damage it does to our souls.
PJ begins a series on boundaries and what they are in our lives.
In this final part of the series on Esther, we learn how God turned around the planned attack against the Jews and brought about victory and peace.
In this third part of the series on Esther, we learn about the pride of Haman and how God works to expose the plan of the enemy and protect the people of God.
In this second part of the series on Esther, we learn about the plot to kill the Jews and Mordecai and Esther's reactions to the crisis.
PJ begins a series on the book of Esther with a look at the first two chapters, centering on Queen Vashti's rejection and Esther's elevation to her place and the lessons we can draw from them.
PJ shares a message on Micah 6:8 outlining what it is that God says he requires from his people: act justly, love mercy, walk humbly.
PJ celebrates Pentecost weekend by sharing a message about the Holy Spirit and the roles he plays in our lives.